решебник.рф ГДЗ по английскому языку 11 Класс класс упражнение - 70 р. 1
What do you know about Mark Twain? What else would you like to know about him? Think of two questions. Read the biography to check if your questions are answered.
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
(born Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was born in Missouri, USA. He was the best-known American author of his day. He grew up in a port town on the Mississippi River that became his inspiration for the town of St Petersburg in his most famous works, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884). The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a tale about an exciting series of events in the life of Tom Sawyer and his friend Huckleberry Finn. They include witnessing a murder, finding treasure and getting lost in a cave.
I know that Mark Twain, born Samuel Clemens, was one of America’s greatest writers and humorists. His pen name, Mark Twain, came from his days as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River.
- What inspired Mark Twain to write The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in particular?
- What other kinds of books or stories did Mark Twain write besides these two famous novels?